BALASORE: A 65-year-old woman was on Thursday morning mauled to death by a stray dog while she was alone at her house in Jayanarayanpur village of Balasore’s Bhograi area. Irate family members later beat the animal brutally leading to its death on the spot.
The deceased was identified as Basanti Sahu. Sources said Basanti was alone at home while her family members had gone to a nearby temple. She was sitting in the verandah when the dog entered the house through the window and pounced on her. On returning from the temple, her family members saw the dog attacking her while the woman was screaming for help. The elderly woman subsequently died.
Peeved, her family members chased the dog and beat it to death. On being informed, police reached the spot and sent the woman’s body to Bhograi hospital for postmortem. A case was also registered in this connection.
Tehsildar Himanshu Giri said a team will be sent to the spot for further inquiry.
Villagers, meanwhile, complained that stray dogs had been creating havoc in the locality so much so that they feared going out of their homes. They demanded that the local administration takes appropriate action to curb the dog menace.